Comments on: A Better Bounce Card – DIY Style

By: Darran

Darran — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:25:44 +0000

This was really helpful. I made a preliminary bounce card using a hard ink jet paper, but I am going to try it with some foam paper too. After all size does matters.

By: chris

chris — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 20:24:04 +0000

use foamies. you can buy it @ walmart if you are in us.

By: ShaolinTiger

ShaolinTiger — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 10:49:03 +0000

I found the Foam paper in 1-U craft store near the MPH/Chili’s just below the cinema. It works very well. I used a girls hairband to keep it on the flash.

By: faried

faried — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:50:02 +0000

IKEA.. if i’m not mistaken he was talking about inkjet printing paper rm20 for 100sheet =)… just use i piece of paper only, dont know wat to do with the other =) …. i make my own one last week.. just like in the video… i just heve not found the strap yet.. currently used it wit wristband.. so funny… gud luck =)

By: ShaolinTiger

ShaolinTiger — Fri, 18 May 2007 11:12:44 +0000

You can use Plain A4, but it’s not as durable and doesn’t ‘slide’ well. He suggests using foam paper. I’ve tried normal paper before, but the foam paper allows you to easily adjust the height and intensity of the bounce. I use my hand sometimes too, but yeah it gives a colour cast, ok for B&W though

One thing I like about the SB-800 is the neat built in bounce-card, it’s no that versatile though.

By: Albert Ng

Albert Ng — Fri, 18 May 2007 05:28:04 +0000

I think I’ve seen this before; doesn’t he use plain A4 paper?

I do think it’s one of the most effective methods. I imagine someone would invent a quick-mounting locking plastic bounce card which could be reversed on it, just like a lens hood.

In dire situations when I needed quick fill flash, I’d cup my left hand over the flash. Gives a pinkish tint though.